Welcome to Music! (8/13)  Have out on your desk: Pride Card & 3 Signed Forms. If you have your bucket & sticks, great! (Hold on to them for a minute or two)  Copy your homework in your planner:  Bring supplies by Friday (sticks & bucket); will check for a grade on Mon the 19 th  Practice drum warm-up (PLAYING QUIZ on Mon 19)  Review Vocabulary  MavMark #2 (8/13) Copy & answer:  1. What are the parts of the stick?  2. What kind of grip do we use?  3. What angle do we hold the sticks when we play?

House Keeping…  Take up 3 signed forms: Syllabus, Student Release, Night of the Arts  Check for Supplies  Write name on bucket & sticks  Stack buckets  Do NOT get your sticks taken up!  Organize Binders  Star Status, then Classroom Procedures  Then 5 Dividers: MavMarks Notes Drumming/Rhythm Piano Guitar

MUSIC, THE BASICS VOCABULARY (This goes in your “Notes” Section) Mrs. Lewing General Music

Music, The Basics: Vocabulary… 1. Notation—music written down

2. The Parts of the Note  The note “head” can be filled in, or hollow.  It is usually connected to a “stem.”  A “flag” can also be placed on top of the stem.

2. Parts of the Note (continued)  Two notes can be connected to each other by a “beam.”

3. The Musical Alphabet  Each note represents a letter name.  There are 7 letters in the musical alphabet, letters A-G.

4. Staff & Clefs A) Music is written on a Staff. It is made up of 5 lines & 4 spaces. B) The Treble Clef is the staff for higher pitched instruments. C) The Bass Clef is the staff for lower pitched instruments.

5. Time Signature  There are two numbers in a time signature.  The Top # tells you how many beats are in a measure.  The Bottom # tells you what kind of note gets the beat.

6. Measures  Measures of music are numbered.  They are divided by a Bar Line.  A Double-bar Line shows you the end of the music.

7. Repeat  A repeat sign means to play the music again

8. Tempo  Tempo is the speed of the music  It can be slow, medium, or fast

9. Dynamics  Dynamics tell you how loud or soft the music is  (Italian terms) Forte (f): Loud Mezzo forte (mf): Medium loud Mezzo piano (mp): Medium soft Piano (p): Soft

10. Types of Notes & Rests A) Whole Note, gets 4 beats B) Whole Rest, gets 4 beats of silence (Looks like a hole in the ground)

10. Types of Notes & Rests (continued) C) Half Notes (receive 2 beats) D) Half Rests (2 beats of silence); (looks like a hat)

10. Types of Notes & Rests (last one!) E) Quarter Notes, receives 1 beat F) Quarter Rests, receives 1 beat of silence (Looks like lightning)

Drumming!  Warm-up the hands:  Gorilla arms  Paint the wall  Shake them out  Review:  Parts of the stick  Matched grip  Rebound stroke  Angle of the sticks  Sticking: 8R, L, B, Alternating  Rhythm Echo  Warm-up: Section 1-5 (try all tempo), 6-10 (individuals), (volunteers for stickers)  Name Game

Instrument questions…  How many instruments can you name???  Whoever gets the most will get a star (or two!)